Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Training
Essential criteria
* Single or Joint Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and MSc CAP
* Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society via qualification recognition or by alternative route.
* Graduate level knowledge of psychological theory and research.
Job Specific Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience of working with adults, children and their families who experience mental health difficulties.
* Experience offering short term evidence based interventions.
* Experience in developing and delivering of group work and/or teaching groups of children.
* An ability to write correspondence and reports to a high standard.
* Ability to manage demanding workload to agreed deadlines and timescales.
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience working with children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and/or ADHD and/or other developmental disorders.
* Previous experience of working with children in the community.
* Previous experience working with children and young people in a CAMH service.
Managerial/Supervisory Experience
Desirable criteria
* Experience in teaching on in-house (professionals/peers) training sessions.
* Supervisory skills/experience.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Ability to liaise successfully with colleagues in other sectors, health service, social services and private and voluntary organisation.
* Ability to communicate verbally with patients/carers and colleagues.
At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.
What working for us will provide:
* 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions).
* Excellent NHS pension scheme.
* Health and wellbeing services.
* Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours.
* Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals.
* Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs.
* Access to nine staff networks - have a voice and transform our Trust.
* Relocation costs where applicable.
* Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities - including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave.
* NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more.
Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.
What you need to do:
Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.
Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.
Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 183.9KB)
* Staff Benefits Leaflet (PDF, 316.1KB)
* Applications Recruitment Flowchart (PDF, 434.1KB)
* Guidance on Verification of ID (PDF, 284.4KB)
* Pay scales from 1 April 2024 (PDF, 39.6KB)
* DBS Information (PDF, 22.9KB)
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